Vindication
The "Vindication" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Vindication

Country event
The silence over our command bridge shatters as an explosion of messages cascades in. The assembled clans hail their new champion in riotous clamor. However, it is not over. There are other exiles with a claim to the throne. By law and custom, they must challenge us within three years or remain outcasts forever.
The command below will trigger the "Vindication" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Let them come.
Regardless of your choice
- Leads to event: Dominance
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Vindication (nomads.615) connects.
Can lead to
- Claim Lost
nomads.630 - Dominance
nomads.620 - Usurper Seizes the Throne
nomads.625
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires origin: Heirs of the Khan
Show raw conditions
has_origin = origin_heirs_of_the_khan
NOR = {
has_country_flag = won_khan_duel
has_global_flag = marauder_crisis_started
}
fromfromfrom = {
OR = {
has_fleet_flag = aspiring_khan
AND = {
owner? = {
has_origin = origin_heirs_of_the_khan
has_country_flag = khan_in_waiting
}
any_owned_ship = { is_capital = yes }
}
}
}
any_playable_country = {
has_origin = origin_heirs_of_the_khan
NOT = { is_same_value = root }
is_ai = no
NOT = { has_country_flag = won_khan_duel }
}